Dana Yahav-Shafir, Eduard Ilgiyaev, Ori Galante, Dan Gorfil, Liran Statlender, Arie Soroksky, Uri Carmi, Yitzhak Brzezinski Sinai, Nisim Iprach, Yael Haviv-Yadid, Maged Makhoul, Elena Fatnic, Yehuda Ginosar, Sharon Einav, Yigal Helviz, Daniel Fink, Leonid Sternik, Alexander Kogan
BACKGROUND: The leading causes of maternal mortality include respiratory failure, cardiovascular events, infections, and hemorrhages. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as rescue therapy in the peripartum period for cardiopulmonary failure is expanding in critical care medicine. METHODS: This retrospective observational study was conducted on a nationwide cohort in Israel. During the 3-year period, between September 1, 2019, and August 31, 2022, all women in the peripartum period who had been supported by ECMO for respiratory or circulatory failure at 10 large Israeli hospitals were identified...
December 19, 2023: Artificial Organs